Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics, and Biography, Brought Down to the Present Time ; Including a Copious Collection of Original Articles in American Biography ; on the Basis of the Seventh Edition of the German Conversations-Lexicon, Volum 12Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth Desilver, Thomas, & Company, 1836 |
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Pàgina 11
... color of the plumage is white , with some black about the wings . It is found throughout the greater part of Eu- rope , but passes the winter in Africa . It takes up its residence and breeds in the midst of cities , and is every where ...
... color of the plumage is white , with some black about the wings . It is found throughout the greater part of Eu- rope , but passes the winter in Africa . It takes up its residence and breeds in the midst of cities , and is every where ...
Pàgina 14
... color , when the strawberries have attained maturity . The strawberry is easily cultivated , and numerous varieties have been produced ; some of great excellence have been ob- tained recently . It forces well , and , with a little ...
... color , when the strawberries have attained maturity . The strawberry is easily cultivated , and numerous varieties have been produced ; some of great excellence have been ob- tained recently . It forces well , and , with a little ...
Pàgina 16
... color , possesses a pungent , acrid taste , and , when powdered in a mortar , the dust that rises irritates the lungs and nostrils . It is an unusually heavy earth , approaching barytes in spe- cific gravity . It requires rather more ...
... color , possesses a pungent , acrid taste , and , when powdered in a mortar , the dust that rises irritates the lungs and nostrils . It is an unusually heavy earth , approaching barytes in spe- cific gravity . It requires rather more ...
Pàgina 19
... color , has an intolerably bitter taste , and leaves a metallic impression in the mouth ; it is destitute of odor , and is not altered by exposure to the air ; it is neither fusible nor volatile , except at tem- peratures at which it ...
... color , has an intolerably bitter taste , and leaves a metallic impression in the mouth ; it is destitute of odor , and is not altered by exposure to the air ; it is neither fusible nor volatile , except at tem- peratures at which it ...
Pàgina 23
... color is red , inclining to yellowish on the back , and to olivaceous on the sides . The Indians use it for food , and take it by means of a harpoon or dart , having a long line attached , in order to enable them to play the animal till ...
... color is red , inclining to yellowish on the back , and to olivaceous on the sides . The Indians use it for food , and take it by means of a harpoon or dart , having a long line attached , in order to enable them to play the animal till ...
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